A new big Visual Novel by Key is out, and it’s a very special one; it’s a gacha mobile game. Considering how I made a dedicated post for the Tsukihime Remake, I figured it was only fair…
Feb 14, 2022 • Subscribe
More like this


I Played More Heaven Burns Red (Chapter 3 Update)
More updates have released for Heaven Burns Red, from system changes, to new features, to entirely new stories. I realize that even a month after release, few people…


I Played Harvestella
I’m not really a fan of farming games.I don’t hate them, but I’ve never particularly liked one of them either.During one particular broadcast on Nintendo’s Youtube channel, …


I Played KAMiBAKO
KAMiBAKO A Brief Review It’s hard to get a grasp on what KAMiBAKO is at a cursory glance – it looks like a different game in each…


I Played Demons Roots
While I was working away at a game of my own, I briefly glanced at a lengthy positive review of a game named ‘Demons Roots’ on the JRPG…
I Played the Utena Saturn Game
12 Days of Aniblogging 2020, Day 2 I shied away from it in 2019, but this year I sank my teeth right back into Revolutionary Girl Utena. It’s simply…


Indie Games I Played Last Month
A new series I hope? It will all rely on your support, but I think it would be nice to do one of these between big projects.…


I played 4 games in 2022!
Hey everyone! So I wasn’t going to write anything about my Steam Replay even though I was so hyped to see this feature when Magi talked about it.…


I Played Batman: Arkham Shadow... Here's What I Thought...
My honest review of Batman: Arkham Shadow, a cool new VR game that I got to play for free with my Meta Quest 3S headset! Spoiler Alert: I…


The Video Games I Played in 2020
With 2020 concluded, I decided to go over all of the video games I played during that year, from a few Final Fantasy games to Ys Origin, DOOM…


Never Have I Ever…Played ‘Animal Crossing’
Anyone else starting to get a little bored? I had a full plan for working through my time at home – pack up all my stuff, deep-clean my…
Games I played in 2020 – part 1
I played a lot of games in 2020. Way more than I usually do in a year. I grew up with games, but for my teenage and young…


I Played Tsukihime For The First Time
For a large percentage of my life Visual Novels were my passion. I wasn’t so much into the overall package as I was the individual routes. Some games…
Games I played in 2020 part 2
I played a lot of games in 2020 – way more than I have ever done so in my life before now. So much so that my writing…


The Video Games That I Played In 2021
And trust me, there were a lot of them.


TOP 10 GAMES OF 2020 (That I played)
I rank my the Top 10 Games of 2020. Not like, the Top 10 games released IN 2020, but the Top 10 Games I played in 2020. Sounds…


I Played Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Review)
I finally played the legendary Ace Attorney games! Or at least, the original Phoenix Wright ones.


I Played Spot It/Dobble The Way It Was Played in After School Dice Club
While I was watching Episode 8 of After School Dice Club, I came across a scene where characters play the game Dobble, or Spot it! as it’s known…


The Video Games I Played in 2023 (Part 2)
The second part of my 2023 completed games discussion list! Here’s my thoughts on 9 classic PlayStation games, two Cave bullet hell games, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and more!


The Video Games I Played in 2022 (Part 1)
For 2022, I finished 31 games. It’s less than 2021 but there’s some solid choices, so here’s a summary of my thoughts for each one! Part 1 covers…
Fist of the North Star, Hyperdimension Neptunia, Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings


The Video Games I Played in 2023 (Part 1)
For 2023, I finished 30 games which is fewer than the previous year! Nevertheless we have some solid picks here with more Resident Evil games, more Neptunia Vita…
Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy, Hyperdimension Neptunia


The Video Games I Played in 2021 (Part 2)
The second part of my 2021 completed games discussion list! Part 2 covers titles like Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1, MediEvil, Sakura Wars, Sly Cooper & More!


The Video Games I Played in 2024 (Part 1)
For 2024, I finished 29 games plus 1 more that just ended up in 2025. In this post we check out a couple Final Fantasy games including Final…
Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy, My Hero Academia, One Piece, One-Punch Man


Short reviews of every game I played in 2021
At the end of 2020 I wrote a post (two posts in fact) on all the games I played that year. I enjoyed that writing process so I…
The Video Games I Played in 2022 (Part 2)
The second part of my 2022 completed games discussion list includes multiple Resident Evil games, Nioh and God of War Ragnarok and more!


The Video Games I Played in 2021 (Part 1)
I managed to finish 38 games in 2021, so here’s a summary of my thoughts for each one! Part 1 covers titles like Yakuza 6, Kandagawa Jet Girls,…


The Video Games I Played in 2024 (Part 2)
The second part of my 2024 completed games discussion list! Here’s my thoughts on Astro Bot, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, TimeSplitters, Toy Story 2 and…


Short reviews of every game I played in 2022
When the pandemic started and I was stuck indoors, I decided to dig through my library of games and achieved the unthinkable in clearing out my Steam backlog.…


so I played my first horror game....... | Hololive ERROR
you know, I thought this wouldn't actually be very horror-y since hololive error is just hololive and I'd be fine. I was wrong. Enjoy me screaming. #hololive #hololiveerror…


So I Played Collar x Malice and I Did Not Like It
Collar x Malice is one of the most beloved otome out there so I was really looking forward to playing it... It didn't work out...
Episode 91 - Dr. Susan Burns (Chicago)
In this episode, Dr. Susan Burns positions the history of leprosy in Japan amidst changing conceptions of disease and medical practice in the Tokugawa and Meiji periods. We…


Living Life as the World Burns
In such uncertain and hopeless times, it’s natural to wonder what we could, or should do about it. We only get one life, so is it wrong to…


I Played AI Somnium Files: Nirvana Initiative While Having COVID
Sore throats from the rona sure last a while don’t they?


I Played 160 Levels of Wordscapes, So Here’s My Review
Here’s a game review after a while…


Caste Heaven: the WORST manga I have ever read
Hi friends, hope you’re all doing well! So today, as you see by the title, it’s going to be rant-central about this manga called Caste Heaven. A little…


Anime Snapshot: Kameda Burns Lust (FMA Brotherhood)
Spoiler warning: Significant spoilers for Full Metal Alchemist It’s been a long while since I watched Full metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Names of characters, the beats of the story…
Review: GAKUEN HEAVEN
It's back-to-school time here at the Manga Test Drive, which in the manga world means attending anything but your ordinary Japanese high sc...
Review: GAKUEN HEAVEN
It's back-to-school time here at the Manga Test Drive, which in the manga world means attending anything but your ordinary Japanese high sc...
Rune Factory 4: Special Review: How Many Hours Have I Played This!?
I have always loved the idea of farm simulation games. Raising crops and animals from the comfort of your own home – just enjoying the good life, without…
I Played Corpse Party: Book of Shadows and Had Opinions About it
Note: I am not a video game reviewer, so forgive my terrible format and analysis as a game. Thank you. Recently, I reviewed the anime Corpse Party: Tortured…


Whoa! Yamaji Just Played Everyone!
Ninja Kamui Ep 11 Review The story of Ninja Kamui is coming down to the wire, and things are getting desperate for all sides. Higan and Zai are settling their…


"(We Played It) For You!"
My evening seeing MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS perform live in Manchester!
Played The Metaphor: ReFantazio Demo
So I managed to play the demo for Metaphor: ReFantazio and...damn, this game is fun! Im buying it! And now I need to track down an Asian physical…


What I Listened to (+ Watched & Played) in 2020 | Placeholder for A Blog Legacy
Signing off on – to say the least – my least productive year ever, is the first writing for this blog in months. They do say killing productivity…


Hyakkano – 22 – Eleventh Heaven
Rather than ponder how exactly Rentarou will acquire ninety more girlfriends before this anime ends (it’s taken 21 just to get ten), I long ago decided to simply enjoy…


BaronJ has never played a Persona
I quite literally have never seen it coming


The Strangest Game You've Never Played
This video is about a 30 minute, little-known indie horror “experience” game called "0_abyssalSomewhere". But its also about Atmospheric Horror (Like Silent Hill 2 and The Shining) as…


What I Listened to (+ Watched & Played) in 2020 | Entry II (Dissecting The Grand Tour)
Can we pretend that me forgetting that I did indeed watch Wonder Woman: 1984 in 2020 and not including it in Entry I is a point made on…


Review—Heaven, by Mieko Kawakami
Mieko Kawakami has proven once again that she can produce a social critique while remaining entertaining.


Review—Heaven, by Mieko Kawakami
Mieko Kawakami has proven once again that she can produce a social critique while remaining entertaining.
A retrospective on Seventh Heaven
It’s strange to be commemorating the release of one of my favourite albums on its thirteenth anniversary when thirteen isn’t even a very round number, but it seems…